Bachelor of Arts (BAEcon)

BAEcon Development Studies

In-depth study into the problems and options faced by the developing world.

  • Duration: 3 or 4 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: L900 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Study abroad
  • Industrial experience

Full entry requirementsHow to apply

Fees and funding

Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £29,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Scholarships/sponsorships

Scholarships and bursaries, including the Manchester Bursary , are available to eligible home/EU students.

Some undergraduate UK students will receive bursaries of up to £2,000 per year, in addition to the government package of maintenance grants.

You can get information and advice on student finance to help you manage your money.

Course unit details:
Phenomenology

Course unit fact file
Unit code PHIL30612
Credit rating 20
Unit level Level 2
Teaching period(s) Semester 1
Available as a free choice unit? Yes

Overview

Phenomenology is the study of the structure of experience. In this course unit we will examine aspects of the work of some of the most important Twentieth Century phenomenologists: Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, Edith Stein, Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Topics covered may include: the nature of intentionality, perception and imagination; our awareness of self, body and others; and our consciousness of time. We shall also look at what is distinctive about the methods of phenomenological philosophy.

Aims

The course aims to:

- introduce students to the philosophical writings of the Twentieth Century phenomenologists;

- present the historical and philosophical context in which phenomenology was developed;

- explore in detail some central concepts of phenomenology: intentionality, reduction, constitution, transcendental ego, time-consciousness, embodiment, intersubjectivity, etc;

- show how phenomenology relates to issues in metaphysics, epistemology and the philosophy of mind.

Learning outcomes

Students should be able to:

Teaching and learning methods

One 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week.

Please note the hours in the Scheduled activity hours are subject to change.

Knowledge and understanding

  • Identify the main philosophical questions arising in phenomenological texts 
  • Clearly articulate the philosophical claims of key phenomenologists. 

Intellectual skills

  • Evaluate the claims and arguments of key phenomenologists
  • Relate phenomenology to other areas of philosophical inquiry
  • Evaluate phenomenology's lasting significance. 

Practical skills

  • Interpret and criticise both primary and secondary texts. 

Transferable skills and personal qualities

  • Undertake independent research and apply theoretical knowledge to complex issues. 

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Other 50%
Written assignment (inc essay) 50%

Essay 1   50%

Essay 2   50%

Feedback methods

The School of Social Sciences (SoSS) is committed to providing timely and appropriate feedback to students on their academic progress and achievement, thereby enabling students to reflect on their progress and plan their academic and skills development effectively. Students are reminded that feedback is necessarily responsive: only when a student has done a certain amount of work and approaches us with it at the appropriate fora is it possible for us to feed back on the student's work. The main forms of feedback on this course are written feedback responses to assessed essays and exam answers.

We also draw your attention to the variety of generic forms of feedback available to you on this as on all SoSS courses. These include: meeting the lecturer/tutor during their office hours; e-mailing questions to the lecturer/tutor; asking questions from the lecturer (before and after lecture); presenting a question on the discussion board on Blackboard; and obtaining feedback from your peers during tutorials.

Recommended reading

Smith, J. 2016. Experiencing Phenomenology. Abingdon: Routledge.

Moran, D. & Mooney, T. Eds. 2002. The Phenomenology Reader. London: Routledge.

Moran, D. 2000. Introduction to Phenomenology. London: Routledge.

Cerbone, D. 2006. Understanding Phenomenology. Chesham: Acumen.

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures 22
Tutorials 10
Independent study hours
Independent study 168

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Joel Smith Unit coordinator

Additional notes

Tutorial preparation 10 x 5 hours = 50 hours

Essay 1 preparation 59 hours

Essay 2 preparation 59 hours

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